OER-AST Research Webinar: Nurturing and Inspiring a Sense of Purpose and Meaning in our Youth

On 24 March 2022, the fourth OER-AST Research Webinar was jointly organised by the Academy of Singapore Teachers and the Office of Education Research (OER). Themed “Nurturing and Inspiring a Sense of Purpose and Meaning in our Youth”, the webinar sought to provide research-based insights on the topic of Character and Citizenship Education.

The presentations, in order of appearance were:

1. Assoc Prof Mary Anne Heng, from NIE’s Policy, Curriculum and Leadership Academic Group, with her keynote titled: “Nurturing and Inspiring a Sense of Purpose and Meaning in our Youth”;
2. Dr Johannis Auri Bin Abdul Aziz, OER Research Fellow, who delivered a presentation titled “Purpose and Meaning for Singaporean Society: The Impact of the Future of Work on Individual Purpose and the Role of Education”; and
3. Ms Jean Tan, Lead Specialist (Character and Citizenship Education), Student development Curriculum Division 1, MOE, discussed “Purpose Development in the Character and Citizenship Education 2021 Curriculum”.

The webinar concluded with a question and answer segment, moderated by Assoc Prof Suzanne Choo, Asst Dean (BA/BSc (Ed)) at the Office of Teacher Education and Assoc Prof at NIE’s English Language and Literature Academic Group, and was attended by approximately 250 participants.